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Ei9hty.Eighth Year eXETER, ONTARIO* MAY 1.0* 1942
Price Per Copy )0 cen ts
prove $55,000 loan
to school here
Canners insfai mobile .comitatnication
Canadian Canners Lid. here have installed mobile communication system on the
new general radio service Authorized by the delft a transport. Above. Mrs. no.
bort Grassick at, the, office contacts lieldmen Earl Watson and Jack Urquhart.
l'hroc fit:WmWs ears Mid t$116 truck Art connected fig well 1/8 the vino stations
ii1115ali aria txoter, Official..5 say the system will •save time, particularly at
Harvest season, rtadio reclaims —A 74400t antenna, --T-A photo
Fine man, not woman
in three-car accident
A St, 'Marys man who Re pointed out that she may
smashed into the back of a have been driving at a high
car south of Exeter was fined rate of speed and failed to get
on A charge of following an- stopped in time, but there was
other eat too closely when he no evidence to say she had been
appeared in Exeter court, Tues- following too closely.
day, but a London woman who "It might be argued that at
smashed into him anti faced a one point the was following too
similar charge, was acquitted, closely", he said, "when she
John A, C. Thompson pleaded hit the other car
guilty to the charge When he Fle added that while she might
Appeared beldre Magistrate have been guilty of other
Glen Hays, QC, and wee fined charges such as earelese
$1.0,00 and costs, but Marilyn 'log, there was no evidence to
rerrall, who pleAded net Convict her the charge on
guilty, had her ease dismissed.Which she apPeated, The London wohian was de 'Phohipsien had been teavelling -
highway ,number Nit, reticle° oy Charles Maekenzie. south, an
nit A"pfil ':l4 a d ran in io "`,h e one Of the partners taking Over
rear of A Cal driven by Rich- 1-11 nrITI °t. C'e Cne ll -
ard x61:flog, who was s t o p pe d pane, 14C, what was iMilaing his
waiting for neirthabOund teAffie ,a 0 Peat'a n " as Crown at'
to pass before making his lett `""";.\ in °thee eases heard: hand tern into a delvdeVey, bonaid William cotter, 17,
Thompson', who bad :WI Crediton, was filled $13010 and
Chased a used car in sextier costs for speeding after,. hbihs
that day, said he was afraid, to CIO-eked excess of 10 MHO
slain his bra kes tee hard for per bona by PC Westover, egit
fear of putting the tar MO a oft credilon,
tail-spin on the "slick" high- ir, 1tm 1< e rn II e t h PeArSoe,
way, Clinton, Wits also fined $15,00
Miss Wernall Wag duffed tills end caste After being eleeked
the same offense by OPP Con. at speeds 1$ in s2 mph by PC
stable Don Westover When she WasteVer whom he passer] at
smashed into the near of the teeth end of Egeter in a
Thonipson's car. bamage m the -34 mph toile,
three•cAt oile.UP 'wet estinieted S I. a ii 1 e y Osboetie Fletcher,
a $2,500.00, TICAF tentvAlia, was rifled $2,00
H o wever, the Magistrate arid 'costs for (ailing to iillichtee
Oa that there had been a drovers license after being
no evidence to Prove ttiat MO stopped stint' driving
actitAlly been folloWirig the forte vehicle by PC George
olNer ear inn clom.ly, thell,
INDEX
Anneuritements
4hurth Nbfiter
dedit4 acetate
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News
Foritou le4t4
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Local lawyer changes sides
W. G. Cochrane, Q.C., right, who has appeared as a defense lawyer in courts on
several occasions, handled his first cases as Huron County's Crown Attorney when
he appeared in Exeter court, Tuesday, The former Exeter mayor and popular civic
leader commenced, his duties at the first of the month to succeed the late William
Bushfield, Wingharn. He is shown above being welcomed by Magistrate Glen Hays.
Q,C. and PC Cecil Gibbons, photo
Monday the .Roman Catholic Separate School
Board for Exeter approved. a $55,000 debenture bylaw
GB buys _fire pumper Chairman Darold Lachine said the board hopes
•# to finance construction of new school,
to let a contract this week for the building which will
for area protection. be erected an the south side of Sanders.
The school trill be called the "Precious Blood
Separate School". new hearth cleaner 'hat has Mr. Lachine also indicated that the board has beenpurchased try the Cm ha-
ber of Commerce and the CStabliS11Cd the mill rate at the same level as the Exeter
.Ratepayers Association. school, which is slightly over 20 mills.
Council previously aereed to The board is in the process of , compiling the
Council, PUC discuss
new municipal building
Henson threatens to charge owners
If the dog had a tag, the
owner was liable to a fine not
exceeding $50.00. •
In commenting on the situa-
Lion, Davis pointed out that
most owners were. lax in ap-
plying for their clog tags and
he. usually spent up to three
days going around selling
them.
"That's not right," stated
councillor Harold Knight. ''If
I don't get my car licence no
Exeter police again will use
a tranquilizer gun to keep dogs
tinnier control,
Council authorized the pur-
chase of a gun Monday night
as the major part of a new
canine control program initi-
ated by Deputy-Reeve Claude
Farrow.
The deputy-reeve also recom-
mended that police lay charges
against owners who have not
purchased clog tags, fees for
which were due at the first
of the year. Despite a recent
reminder from the clerk's of-
fice, quite a number still have
not paid, it was reported.
Chief C. Ft. MacKenzie sup-
ported the tranquilizer gun
program, pointing out that it
has been effective in his for-
mer home town of Orange-
pa`p`fe.,ref as n dputha thee F.,..niontilece t Dina vitsl
take. them to court," corn-
"They're supposed to he mented councillor John Baker,
tied," answered reeve Norman
Jones
"Well, why aren't they?",
asked Baker.
lee pointed nut that dogs
were running loose "by the
dozens" and added they were
spoiling his wife's garden.
"She's become so disgusted
she decided to quit trying to
grow anything," he said, ''hut
.talked her' into sticking with
it until I found nut what the
council- said,"
He said that if council was
not going to do anything he
would—with his shot gum "It
might be against the law," he
added, "but I'm nol going nut
there to practice."
Baker reported he had taken
a survey and found that none
of the councillors had a garden
and so they weren't affected,
hut he. said there were other
gardeners besides his wife.
Councillor John Henderson
explained that Baker could
lay a charge against any
owner if he could identify the
dog.
"I'll lay a charge," Baker
commented, "with that double-
barrelled shot gun.'
Calls for fine
Clerk Earl Campbell reed
the existing by-law that point-
NI out clogs were prohibited
Town council and the PUG
may consider construction of
combined municipal quartets if
a satisfactory price is received
from a prospective buyer for
the PUG building on Main St.
The commission and council's
property committee already
have met on the proposal. Es-
timates are being prepared on
construction costs,
The proposal was outlined to
council in a letter Monday
night in which the PUC said it
has a party interested in pur-
chasing its premises.
"The commission has not set
a price on this property or in-
dicated to the prosnective eur-
chaser that it will definitely
sell.
"We are frying to accumulate
estimated costs of building a
new office and storage facili•
ties ,as it is our commission's
ommon that proceeds from the
sale of the building should fin-
ance a replacement."
Approve apartments
Town enuncil approved Mon-
day night construction of an
eoartment building on Victoria
St., just west of the public
school.
Fire razes
farm home
A family of six Polish-Cana-
dians lost everything hut the
night clothes they were wearing
when fire destroyed their farm
home in Biddulph township,
near No. 7, early Wednesday
morning,
Mr. and Mrs, Xlem Mitoraj
and their four children are tem-
porarily housed at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. David Henry, RR
Clandeboye.1.
Already neighbors and friends
are helping the family out with
donations. A clothing drive was
conducted by Clandeboye WI
Wed.nesdav night.
Lucan fire brigade could not
contain the blaze in the brick
home with its 500-gallon tank.
There was no other water sup-
ply.
Mrs, lifitoraj called in the
alarm. As she did so, a flam-
ing piece of sheathing fell be-
side her.
The farm was formerly
owned by Mr, and Mrs. Mal-
colm. MacNaughton. The MiL-
oraj family, who came from
London township, Porchased it
about one year ago,
The children include Sylvia.
11; Wanda, 10; Eddie, 6, and
Richard, 4,
A permit was issued to Bar-
old "Larry" Taylor for con-
struction of four of the six
units he plans to incorporate in
a 30'x57' brick structure. The
other two units can he com-
pleted if sewerage. is provided.
The two bedroom apartments
will total 750 sq. ft. each.
Mr. Taylor said he planned to
erect the building at the rear of
the exceptionally long lots fac-
ing Andrew and backing to the
school property. The area would
he 140x1.60.
The building W.111 face the
school grounds to the east with
parking facilities provi ci e d
along the easterly edge of the
property. A bare on Mr. Tay-
lor's property at .the cornet' of
Andrew and Victoria will be re-
moved,
Hay sells
debentures
Monday night Hay township
council approved the second
debenture issue required by
the' municipal telephone system
for the dial exchange at Grand
Bend.
The $150,000 issue was sold
to Wood Gandy and Co. Ltd.,
Toronto, at the rate of .9512
on the dollar, subject to the
approval of the municipal
hoard, The coupons will hear
interest at fileire.
Council asked that the bonds
he, offered for sale locally.
Last year council approved
an issue of $100,000 toward the
new Grand Bend exchange.
Appoint inspector
William Clarke, RR 2 Zur-
ich, was appointed building in-
spector 'for the township at the
rate of $1,00 per hour. lle will
also receive mileage at the
rate of 71/2.e.
Mr. Clarke will be, respons-
ible for enforcing the provi-
sions of the township's new
building bylaw.
Accept resignation
Resignation of Road Sup't
James Masse was formally
accepted. Applications will be
called for the position.
Council approved a $20 mem-
bership fee. to the Huron
County Municipal Officers' As-
sociation,
Council agreed to go joint
owners in the proposed com-
munity hail et Dashwood and
approved a grant of $1,000 to-
ward the project.
Next meeting will be held on
Monday, June 4,
Council looked on the Project
with favor. Sir. Taylor indi-
eated he had "a, lot of things to
look into before going into it."
Appoint solicitors
Council approved the appoint-
ment of Mackenzie and Ray-
mond as town solicitors, re-
placing their predecessor W. G.
Cochrane, QC.
Mr. Cochrane introduced the
partners of the new firm to
council and recommended that
they be retained to continue the
legal work on the sewerage pro-
ject and the appeal nn the
Parkhill darn assessments,
Approves stand
In a letter to council on the
Dearing .clairres, Cochrane en-
dorsed the stand taken by the
insurance company in refusing
In accept responsibility on he,
half of the town,
Mr. Cochrane said his per-
sonal opinion "is that the com-
pany is taking what worild be
considered the normal position
in a claim of this kind." He
said that. if Sir. Dearing was
able to prove conclusively that
his loss of livestock was caused
by the direct pollution of the
waters in question by the neg-
ligence of the town," then his
claim would stand and .1 believe
the insurers would pay the
claim without court action. 11
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A retired businessman anti
former reeve, B. W. F. Beav-
ers, Slain St., has supportel
Exeter sewerage project in a
letter to he Ontario Municipal
.Board.
Read al council meeting Mon-
day night, Mr. Beavers' letter
refutes some of the arguments
presented to the hoard by law-
yer C. V. leaughton. QC, who
has opposed the project.
Mr, Beavers said he "heart-
ily endorsed" the project.
""Phis 15 a job drastically
needed here," lie wrote. "Just
last week the houses on each
side of our' house had H118',.
tanks cleaned out. Another man
said he had to have his seetie
tank cleaned twice a year, The
smell in stores is quite notice•
able at times and we have need
of a new system installed.
"Exeter is a well-In-do town
with wealth enough to support
servers esneeially when the ex-
pense will be spread over 3n
years. Many of us will be gone
before it is all pAid but we reit]
have the use and convenience of
sewers if they are now in-
stalled.
"The retired farmers got good
Deices for their farms and non'
the dominion gov't has increased
their monthly pensions by $10
which will more than nay their
yearly sewer' cost, Many of
them smoke two or there pack-
aces of cigarettes per day and
this cost is above eanitary fees.
"Tide is a proercssive town,
has a big hospital, big canning
factory, e Three ,,high school
and large Public school, a credit
to our town, gas stations and
ear sales olacee, town hall, pub-
lic library and places where
.eublie toilets are needed, mak•
the lawn .emlioAro with others
tog the town emeinAt'e with
others of like size. I know of
Discuss road
in private talks
Town eottnrii and tetIC met
Wednesday light with officials
of the Ontario Department of
highways to disease the re.
building of NO, 4 Ir i g h w A y
through town.
Highways ,pet sonnet Lon-
don and TOtOni.O effiete were
pipseet foie the seesion,
The meeting Was held "in
private" At the request of the
den't.
The dep't already has indi-
cated if plans to rebuild No. 4
in the south bililedary iii 1063
and has asked towti officials in
anneider iligallatinn ttf, eervices
On Male St. fle lareparthoet for
reepavihg
Although two townships still
haven't paid their fire retain-
ing fees to Grand Bend, the
council carried out their pro-
mise in purchase additional
equipment by buying a new
portable pumper, Monday.
Fred Bull of C. E. Hickey
and Sons, Hamilton, met with
council at their regular' meet-
ing and also demonstrated
their pumper In members of
the fire brigade and council
at the waterfront.
Council then voted to pur
chase the $(333.50 machine that
will he used at fires in the
village as well as in neighbor-
ing townships.
However-. only Stephen has
paid the $300,00 fee set up by
the summer resort and on
further word has been receiv-
ed from either Flay or .Bosen-
The deadline for them to
pay their fees has been set at
May 10, and council has noti-
lied them they will not answer
calls in either township unless
their rota i nor is subm i tied
prior to this dale.
Reduce haza'rds
elar Myers, superintendent
of the Pinery Park, and Mr.
HeeneY, representing the dept
of lands and forests, met with
council and discussed at eon•
sidcrable length a means of
controlling fires which start in
the village's dump grounds,
which are. located beside the
popular' camping spot,
The council agreed to pay
for the bulldozing of a fire
guard around the. boundaries
of the clump. The work wilt he.
clone under the direction of the
de.p't of lands and forests.
The dep't also propose to
hack-fire an area around the
dump to minimize the threat
of fires spreading into the
park.
Council also entered into an
agreement with Emery Steb-
bins, Grand Bend, to have him
supply a tractor to pull the
three new houses that will be
built if the sewer goes through
which next year will bring in
about a thousand dollars tax.
ess."
Mr. Beavers explained lie was
one of the older citizens of town
who had served seven years as
reeve and was warden of the
county. "I have always been
for progress." he concluded.
Fiensall council decided to
declare war on loose dogs,
Monday, after receiving a com-
plaint from Bob Baker al their
regular meeting, and warned
that those without licenses
would be destroyed.
"What's this dog by-law say,
anyway?" Baker asked coun•
cit. Council also held a lengthy
discussion regarding I h e ir
dump but took no action 'fol-
lowing reports that fir es ]tad
destroyed most of the small
trees on the property and that
everything from turnips, tree
stumps, mattresses and other
"stuff" is being dumped.
Reeve Jones pointed out
that much of the garbage was
not front Hensel) and told
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nay township council Mon-
ey night agreed to become
tint owner of the proposed
aeshwood community centre
Ind donated $1,000 toward its
construct ion.
The council's decisinn vir-
tually gives a ewe light to
Ilse proper(, According to ;lire
Heyter, en-chairmen of the
Where to
find it
1 • • • . . I
•... said'
Log contract
2,600 tons
li's believed to be the first
time thal such a shipment has
been made to Canada.
Huron PCs
ick Cardiff
Huron PC's met in Clinton
Wednesday night to nominate
veteran MP, L. piston Cardiff,
es their standard-bearer in the
Tune 18 election.
Guest speaker at the rally
w.a,s Transport Minister George
Dees, who has sparked the gov't
drive to increase. nversea
trade. He spoke to a packed
crowd at the Legion Ball.
SC candidate
seems doubtful
Retired citizen here
backs sewer project
S
Exeter buys 'tranquilizer'
Guenther la.tekey Transperfe
Ltd. began hauling 2,600 tons
of African mahogany loge
Wednesday.
President B. W. Turkey said
the job is one of the largest
single contracts the local com- suPPIY the tractor fur the .assessment list, of separate school supporters. I`, expects pane has undertaken. Be esti• machine, hut will pay Stebbins a total assessment of approximately $150,000. mates about 130 trips wilt he $5,00 an hour for the work he required within the next to Two teachers have been hired for the coming will do with his own tractor
He will also put ehase half- year. They flays. are Mrs. .Edward Middleholtz, of town , m- g tracks for his machime lops teaching at Clinton.clitn and rs. Roy Ryan, Mt. Cm
The fi rm is h au l
a el. from the Toronto h
the
arbor to
tire Maple Leaf Veneer Cn•
an enrolment of approximate- Ltd. plant in Durham. They ar•
bus to provide transportation
in other business. Niemen:
lion to his fish warehouse on la' 40 rived at and will operate a steamship this week after
Issued building permits to now teaching at Seaforth„
Bruce Tiedeman for an addi• The hoard expects
Tor
some 2400 tons of the load
had been deposited at Mont-
real. The logs came directly
from
EightAf rica, tractors' and 13 trailers
will he used on the job and
the firm has set up a trailer
tsiNovnihing yard on No. 27 high.
way especially for this opera-
.
The firm is handling the con-
tract in co-operation with
Douglas Dick, riensall area
from running al large at any one comes around selling them logger. Sir. Dick and Eric
lime and if they were caught to me." Campbell are in charge of the
and the owner was unknown. Baker pointed nut the notice operation.
the dog could be shot. in the paper should warn them
that dogs without licenses
would he taken to Zurich .and
put away.
Problem at dump
vine. "They have h a d good Many area Conservatives al-
control there," he said. tended the official opening of
Deputy-Reeve Farrow admit, the PC campaign Saturday in
led the town's previous expel,- London when Prime 'Minister Diefenbaker promeeed a study ince with the tranquilizer gun
had not been a good one. 'coo of tax reforms, in addition to
large a rifle had been used a national economic develop-
and it had destroyed a small ment th?program.
e PC meeting Saturday ng , clog, H At e pointed out, however,
that rifles using smaller pet- ,eaf,„,t.ernoon , C. Van La "ghthn1
lets were available and that' `1-.. was elected district vice-
the Dept: of Lands and 'Forests president of the Western On-
used lam association. Elmer D.,
catch
tahnedm t. a successfully
g
esensIsaflild ly game Bell, QC, the provincial preste
animals. fleet, was named an honorary
The gun discharges a pellet vice-president.
with a needle which injects a
drug into the animal, causing
it to become unconscious long
enough for' police to catch the
animal,
Deputy-Reeve Farrow said
dog owners developed "a lot only six persons attended
more respect for the dog lay- the pre-nomination meeting of
law" when police bad the gum the Social Credit party in the
before and that it appeared to town hall here Friday night.
he "the right step in getting This ie. representative of the
the co-operation. of the people." crowds which other organza-
Farrow also felt summonses, then meetings of the party
not warninge, should be. issued have attracted in this area.
to owners who have not pin'- It appears doubtful if there
chased tags. "Normally • it's will be a candidate in Huron,
good law enforcement to give although the organizer, Earl
my violator a second chance, Douglas of London, said 'he
In this case, however, the was not discouraged.
owners know the situation." "It would be highly tinfortu,
The deputy-reeve said lie nate," he said, "if the good
had investigated the operations people of Huron were left with
of professional mobile canine no alternative than to vole
control services and had found again for increased debt and
them expensive and, in some increased taxes of the old
ems, unsatisfactory. one parties' socialistic programs
centre, he reported, citizens and promises, undiscernable
became annoyed when they from the NDP, who at least
learned that men waved meat Are honest in their admission
behind a truck to entice the of socialism. The people of
sdiongterdl.nto the street to he cap- Huron deserve a return of the
sort of operation here," he dam Man deified, not the,
tired. "We don't want that philosophy of individual free.
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state."
Dashwood project
given green light
' ........ "' .. 4 baSil‘y0orl 'Men's (*.tut) joint.
. Vire trig-ado. are working joint.
.. ly the, project, The Club at.
S ready has acquired the site
14 anti both groups have, raised
.1 funds toward colistruetion
C
t
trs t of lite building is esti. 10, 11 v°' ' •
mated at, about $20,000,
Dashwood romMittee.
"We're all set to go ahead
with il," he said Wednesday.
"All we need now is to get
the papers signed and the ap-
proval from the dept of agri-
culture "
lie said he hoped eonstrilt-
tine would start Within a
month,
Mott( Hay and Stephen town-,
MOPS have agreed to become
joint owners of the 'building,
which makce the project; clig.
ihle for a provincial grant.
The Hay grant was $500 less
than the eomMtteily centre
committee had requested from
the township but Ccecheirratan
Hayter said the g•rattp Nvo-tdd
is make (his up. "We'll get Out
and dig up soMe More," he
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